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Eight Minutes of Delight
They show up in my social media from time to time: lions, chickens, lizards, owls, goats, bears, donkeys, kangaroos, deer, cows, ducks, cats, parrots, koalas, pigs, even fish and of course, dogs, so many dogs–all engaged in whatever acrobatics needed … Continue reading
Daily Delights
More than once in a high school classroom, I used the word “delightful.” To me, it was just a way of expressing an experience I had had. I remember once commenting to a class that had just come into the … Continue reading
Delightful Questions
Delight is like the butterflies flying around and landing on the thing that is joy. Ross Gay Isn’t the word delight delightful? Just try saying the word delight without smiling. Oh I know, there are all these quotes about delighting … Continue reading
Diggin’ in the Dirt
The first week of June is National Garden Week. I can remember spring as a child watching my Dad plant tomatoes in our back yard. I didn’ see the fascination at the time but he was so proud of them … Continue reading
Earth Floor
I move through spaces and skim over them with my senses, and I think I’m pretty typical in that. When we are in New York City, the energy and pace of the city sweeps me up and before long, I … Continue reading
When Things Go Wrong
In April of this year Bob and I went to New York. While we were there we saw a delightful play called, ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonanthan Sayer. It has received The Audience … Continue reading
Putting Something In the Bucket
When I taught 3rd grade I used to read to them daily from one of Shel Silverstein’s books. I love his work and have his books in our library. Look at this one from A Light in the Attic (Shel … Continue reading